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Fording
- verb - cross a river where it's shallow
- the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
Forging
- verb - come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
- create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
- make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
- make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
- make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
- move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"
- move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
- shaping metal by heating and hammering
Forking
- verb - divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks"
- lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay"
- place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces
- shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers"
- the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- the place where something divides into branches
Forming
- verb - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"
- create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
- develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
- establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
- give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
- make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
- to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
Forting
- verb - enclose by or as if by a fortification
- gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
- station (troops) in a fort
Fouling
- verb - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
- become soiled and dirty
- commit a foul; break the rules
- hit a foul ball
- make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
- make unclean; "foul the water"
- spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
Fowling
- verb - hunt fowl
- hunt fowl in the forest
Foxxing
- verb - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
- become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
- deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
Framing
- verb - a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror; "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held"
- construct by fitting or uniting parts together
- enclose in a frame, as of a picture
- enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture"
- formulate in a particular style or language;
- formulation of the plans and important details; "the framing of judicial decrees"
- make up plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
- take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
Fraying
- verb - cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
- wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve"